Orlando man dies after vehicle strikes palm tree

A 24-year-old Orlando man has died after the vehicle in which he was a passenger veered off a road and struck a tree.

Daniel Llanos was the second passenger in a 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer that crashed about 2:36 a.m. on U.S. Highway 192 near Black Lake Road in Osceola County.

Jovany Neftali Rosa, 25, of Orlando, was behind the wheel of the vehicle as it traveled west on U.S. 192 in the right lane before veering right and entering the north shoulder of the road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The front right of the vehicle then struck a palm tree.

Rosa and another passenger, Rafael Frias, 25, of Orlando, suffered minor injuries in the crash. Rosa was transported to Celebration Hospital, while Frias was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.

Llanos, who was not wearing a safety belt, died at Celebration Hospital, according to the highway patrol.

Investigators are still trying to determine why the crash happened. Charges are pending.